Gigi Hadid and Zayn Malik May Have Also Broken Up, Because It’s Been a Rough Week for Love

Shortly after the news broke that __Taylor Swift __and Calvin Harrisare no more, devoted followers of Swift’s squad now have to contend with the fact that her best friend Gigi Hadid may have also parted ways with her boyfriend of seven months, Zayn Malik. E! Newsbroke the story last night, revealing that, “While the reason behind their split remains unknown at the moment, a source tells us that there has been some rough patches within the relationship for a bit now.”

Did you even know there was trouble in paradise? Their dreamy Vogue spread in Naples conveyed nothing of the sort. And yet behind closed doors, E! brings us news of a fraught, on-again, off-again relationship. “During her birthday they were fighting,” and insider says, before going on to reveal the couple has “broken up and got back together several times.”

Oh, these young folks who let drama and distance get in the way of what could be true love. E!’s source says that one of the things that led to the tension in their relationship was that Gigi missed the “constant contact with Zayn.” Sometimes work commitments kept them apart. They’re from two different worlds—she’s a California girl; he’s an English lad. Even in this time of Snapchat, text messaging, Instagram, Twitter, D.M.s, iChat, Skype, and FaceTime, there’s no replacement for real, physical contact. It’s sweet, really.

But of course, “[T]hey can likely get back together tomorrow. It’s all very unclear what’s going on between them now.” So all of our concern may be moot. Hadid is already posting cryptic Snapchats of cards that say, “I know it’s obvious, but I love you,” which fans are taking to mean that she still has feelings for Malik.

In the meantime, she’s seeking solace with her friends. She posted a photo of herself with Kendall Jenner. and went out in Los Angeles with Jenner and Hailey Baldwin. She’s reportedly spending time with her newly single B.F.F. Taylor Swift. “Gigi and Taylor are actually confiding in each other as best friends during this time. They can really relate,” a source told E! News.

Still, the lesson from this week is that love is dead, and we should all be holed up listening to Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me.”

Get Vanity Fair’s Cocktail Hour

Our essential brief on culture, the news, and more. And it's on the house.